Bascom Research, LLC v. Linkedin Corporation

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Case Number:

3:12-cv-06294

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Susan Illston

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  1. January 05, 2015

    Facebook, LinkedIn Nix Bascom Patents With Alice Defense

    A California federal judge Monday threw out Bascom Research LLC's patent infringement suits against social networking giants Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., saying four Bascom patents for document linking technology relate to abstract ideas and fail the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test.

  2. January 13, 2014

    Facebook, LinkedIn Win Stay In Document Linking IP Suit

    Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. on Monday won their bid in California federal court to stay a dispute brought by the holder of patents for technology that links documents, putting the case on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court makes a decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International.

  3. January 06, 2014

    Facebook, LinkedIn Say High Court Case Halts IP Suits

    Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. asked a California federal judge on Friday to stay two cases in which a company that holds a series of networking patents is suing them pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, saying the hotly contested suit has a bearing on how their cases should be argued.